CT HB06594 | 2021 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

To (1) permit the state to depose persons seventy-five years of age and older in criminal matters; (2) change "patronizing a prostitute" to "soliciting sexual acts"; (3) transfer the requirement for a state's attorney to investigate a town clerk/treasurer to the Office of the Attorney General; (4) transfer bond forfeiture duties from the Division of Criminal Justice to the Office of the Attorney General; (5) require state prosecutors to notify the Office of Attorney General when the defendant in a state court action is a public official or state or municipal employee charged with a crime related to their office for purposes of pension revocation; (6) bring the definition of "vendor fraud" in line with its federal criminal counterpart; (7) clarify and provide a more appropriate penalty for the wilful and unauthorized distribution of intimate images of an individual; (8) increase the penalty for severe internet stalking or cyber harassment; (9) provide a ten-year look back in the sentencing of certain persistent offenders, including those charged with possession of a controlled substance; (10) clarify that application and program fees required by statute for certain pretrial diversionary programs are waived for persons represented by a public defender appointed or a determination of indigency by the court; (11) provide that community service cannot be required in lieu of any fees for indigent persons; (12) eliminate the disparity between possession of a narcotic drug and the storage of such; (13) reduce the penalties when a person charged with an infraction or violation fails to respond or pay a fine; (14) allow for pre-sentence confinement credit on all concurrent sentences regardless of the day the sentences are imposed, while ensuring that consecutive sentences are not credited twice; (15) enact recommendations by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission concerning the enhanced penalty for the sale or possession of drugs near schools, day care centers and public housing projects; and (16) enact recommendations by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission regarding sentence modification.

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Title

An Act Concerning The Criminal Justice Process.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2021-06-08 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 407 (Y: 32 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-18 - House - House Roll Call Vote 130 AS AMENDED (Y: 147 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-05-10 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 33 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 32 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-06-30HouseSigned by the Governor
2021-06-18HouseTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2021-06-18HouseTransmitted to the Secretary of State
2021-06-16HousePublic Act 21-102
2021-06-08HouseIn Concurrence
2021-06-08HouseSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2021-06-08HouseSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2021-05-20HouseFile Number 707
2021-05-20HouseSenate Calendar Number 445
2021-05-20HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2021-05-18HouseHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2021-05-18HouseHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8789
2021-05-11HouseTabled for the Calendar, House
2021-05-11HouseNo New File by Committee on Appropriations
2021-05-11HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-05-11HouseFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-05-10HouseJoint Favorable
2021-05-04HouseReferred by House to Committee on Appropriations
2021-04-22HouseFile Number 580
2021-04-22HouseHouse Calendar Number 407
2021-04-22HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2021-04-22HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-04-16HouseReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/21/21 5:00 PM
2021-04-06HouseFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-04-05HouseJoint Favorable Substitute
2021-03-05HousePublic Hearing 03/10
2021-03-04HouseReferred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Connecticut State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06594&which_year=2021
Texthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06594-R00-HB.PDF
Texthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06594-R01-HB.PDF
Texthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06594-R02-HB.PDF
Texthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/ACT/PA/PDF/2021PA-00102-R00HB-06594-PA.PDF
Amendmenthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO08163-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendmenthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO08789-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendmenthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO08745-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendmenthttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO08246-R00-AMD.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06594-R000580-FN.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06594-R000580-BA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06594-R00LCO08163-FNA.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06594-R00LCO08246-FNA.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06594-R00LCO08789-FNA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06594-R01-FN.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06594-R01-BA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06594-R010707-FN.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06594-R010707-BA.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/SUM/PDF/2021SUM00102-R02HB-06594-SUM.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06594-R00JUD-CV102-TS.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06594-R00JUDA-CV103-TS.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06594-R00APP-CV105-TS.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/H/PDF/2021HV-00130-R00HB06594-HV.PDF
Roll Callhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/S/PDF/2021SV-00407-R00HB06594-SV.PDF

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